Bronchial Artery Embolization, an Increasingly Used Method for Hemoptysis; Treatment and Avoidance

• Published in: Şişli Etfal Hastanesi tıp bülteni Vol. 54; no. 3; pp. 313 - 319
• Main Authors: Temel, Ugur, Akgul, Asli Gul, Dogan, Sevtap
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Turkey Kare Publishing 01.01.2020
• Subjects: Embolization; Hemoptysis; Original Research; Polyvinyl alcohol; Surgery; Bronchial artery; interventional angiography; embolization; hemoptysis

Hemoptysis is an alarming symptom. It may cause some severe life-threatening complications. Hypertrophic and fragile bronchial artery causes hemoptysis and occurs mostly in bronchiectasis, sarcoidosis, active or sequelae tuberculosis, aspergilloma, lung cancer or cystic fibrosis. Bronchial artery em...